MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 70.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 293
91% 171 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 967
95% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,407
87% 1,407 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 168
Parallax 177
139% 172 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 154
Splatting 106
120% 153 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 126%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,525
Write 1,817
Mixed 1,317
348% 1,553 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 54.6
238% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,141
DQ Write 996
DQ Mixed 374
470% 837 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 212 209 213 216 220 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 154
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 214
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.2
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 24.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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